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			OverviewFigure: Percent of New TB Cases Completing TherapyTable: Treatment Completion, Ages ≥15, HomelessTable: Treatment Completion, Ages ≥15, IncarceratedFootnotes
		
Completion of Therapy
Fully treating and, therefore, preventing further spread of *M. tuberculosis* is key to TB control and elimination. If TB drugs are stopped too soon or not taken correctly, a person may develop symptoms again or drug resistance may develop, enabling the further spread of TB. Each patient is unique.
There are many reasons why a patient might be unable or unwilling to complete TB treatment, such as:
No longer experiencing symptoms of TB, not fully understanding the treatment regimen
Not being willing or able to manage side effects of their treatment regimen,
Cultural beliefs
Language barriers
Difficulty getting health care
Substance use
Mental health issuesCompletion of therapy among persons who have experienced homelessness or been incarcerated can be particularly challenging due to difficulty locating patients for follow-up care and treatment, but is particularly important because of the risk of transmission at shelters or in the jail or prison systems.
Figure9Figure 9. Percentage of Newly Diagnosed TB Cases Completing Treatment ≤12 Months, United States, 2016
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There are several ways to increase treatment completion. These include:
Directly observed therapy (i.e., patients are observed to ingest each dose of anti-TB medications)
Use of incentives and enablers (e.g., gift cards for food or bus fare for transportation to get to and from the health department) to get patients to complete treatmentTB treatment is complex and can take several months to complete.  It can take up to 2 years to have full treatment information reported for each TB patient.  As a result, the most recent information available on completion of therapy is from patients in the 50 states and 9 cities who were identified with TB in 2016.
For these patients, 11 states and one city met or exceeded the 2025 national target of 95.0% of TB cases completing a full treatment regimen in 12 months or less; 19 states and 4 cities were short of the 2025 target but met or exceeded the national average (89.2%) (Figure 9image icon, Footnotes).
Additionally, in 2016 there were 8 states and 5 cities that reported more than 7 TB patients, 15 years of age or older who were homeless in the year prior to diagnosis; 8 of these 13 jurisdictions exceeded the national average of 84.9% completion of therapy among homeless TB patients (Table 1, Footnotes).
There were 6 states and 2 cities in 2016 that reported more than 5 TB patients, 15 years of age or older who were incarcerated at TB diagnosis; 6 of these 8 jurisdictions exceeded the national average of 76.7% completion of therapy among incarcerated TB patients (Table 2, Footnotes).**Table 1. Treatment Completion within 12 Months or Less among Newly Diagnosed TB Patients Age ≥15 who were Homeless within the Year Prior to Diagnosis, United States, 2016**States with 1 to 3 patientsStates with 4 to 7 patientsState with 8 or more patientsStates with 1 to 3 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless
States with 1 to 3 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless
Percentage of homeless patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Arkansas
100
78.6Baltimore
100
100.0Colorado
100
89.1Hawaii
100
99.0Maine
100
95.2Maryland
100
92.6Missouri
100
78.4New Mexico
100
89.7New York
100
95.7Utah
100
94.4Vermont
100
100.0Virginia
100
92.4Wisconsin
100
85.3Oklahoma
50
94.9District of Columbia
0
94.7Philadephia
0
68.3South Dakota
0
88.9States with 4 to 7 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless
States with 4 to 7 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless
Percentage of homeless patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Chicago
100
91.1Indiana
100
92.3Kansas
100
91.9Kentucky
100
96.1Michigan
100
94.8Minnesota
100
94.2Nevada
100
95.3Alabama
83.3
86.6Arizona
83.3
87.4Ohio
80.0
76.9Pennsylvania
75.0
84.1South Carolina
75.0
94.0Washington
75.0
92.1Illinois
71.4
92.5Massachusetts
71.4
88.5Mississippi
71.4
89.4Louisiana
66.7
75.9Oregon
66.7
79.7**States with 8 or more TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless**
States with 8 or more TB patients age ≥ 15 who were homeless
Percentage of incarcerated patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Alaska
100.0
88.9New Jersey
100.0
93.8Georgia
95.8
89.3Florida
95.0
93.1Los Angeles
94.9
90.8San Diego
94.1
87.6San Francisco
87.5
87.5Tennessee
87.5
95.3New York City
81.0
93.3California
80.0
87.2North Carolina
77.8
91.0Houston
73.7
89.1Texas
68.0
84.0**Table 2. Treatment Completion within 12 Months or Less among Newly Diagnosed TB Patients Age ≥15 who were Incarcerated at the Time of Diagnosis, United States, 2016**
States with 1 to 2 patientsStates with 3 to 5 patientsStates with 6 or more patientsStates with 1 to 2 TB patients age > 15 who were incarcerated
States with 1 to 2 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were incarcerated
Percentage of incarcerated patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Alabama
100.0
86.6Alaska
100.0
88.9Arkansas
100.0
78.6Illinois
100.0
92.5Indiana
100.0
92.3Louisiana
100.0
75.9Maryland
100.0
92.6Mississippi
100.0
89.4New Jersey
100.0
93.8New Mexico
100.0
89.7New York
100.0
95.7North Dakota
100.0
90.5Pennsylvania
100.0
84.1Utah
100.0
94.4Virginia
100.0
92.4Massachusetts
0.0
88.5Philadelphia
0.0
68.3States with 3 to 5 TB patients age > 15 who were incarcerated
States with 3 to 5 TB patients age ≥ 15 who were incarcerated
Percentage of incarcerated patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Colorado
100.0
89.1Kentucky
100.0
96.1Missouri
100.0
78.4Tennessee
100.0
95.3Washington
80.0
92.1North Carolina
66.7
91.0Oregon
66.7
79.7Georgia
60.0
89.3**States with 6 or more TB patients age ≥ 15 who were incarcerated**
States with 6 or more TB patients age ≥ 15 who were incarcerated
Percentage of homeless patients age ≥ 15 who completed
treatment within 12 months^
Percentage of all patients who completed
treatment within 12 months†Florida
100.0
93.1San Diego
92.9
87.6Los Angeles
85.7
90.8New York City
85.7
93.3Houston
80.8
89.1Arizona
77.8
87.4Texas
66.7
84.0California
61.9
87.2Footnotes**Figure 9.  Percentage of Newly Diagnosed TB Cases Completing Treatment ≤12 Months, United States, 2016**
The fraction in each parenthesis reports the number of TB patients who completed treatment within 12 months out of the total number of patients who were eligible to complete treatment within 12 months.
States/cities are grouped into thirds based on numbers of TB cases reported in 2016.
Baltimore, DC, DE, IA, ID, KS, ME, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, RI, SD, UT, VT, WV, WI and WY reported 50 or fewer total TB cases in 2016. Due to the small denominator, data should be interpreted with caution.
*Data source: National Tuberculosis Surveillance System as of June 6, 2019*
**Table 1. Treatment Completion within 12 Months or Less among Newly Diagnosed TB Patients Age ≥15 who were Homeless within the Year Prior to Diagnosis, United States, 2016**
*States/cities are grouped into thirds based on numbers of homeless TB cases reported in 2016.^Among those age >15 who were eligible to complete treatment within 12 months†Among all patients of any age who were eligible to complete treatment within 12 months
Note: CT, DE, IA, ID, MT, NH, NE, ND, RI, WV, WY did not report TB cases among persons age >15 experiencing homelessness who were eligible to complete treatment.
*Data source: National Tuberculosis Surveillance System as of June 6, 2019*
**Table 2. Treatment Completion within 12 Months or Less among Newly Diagnosed TB Patients Age ≥15 who were Incarcerated at the Time of Diagnosis, United States, 2016**
*States/cities are grouped into thirds based on numbers of incarcerated TB cases reported in 2016.^Among those age >15 who were eligible to complete treatment within 12 months†Among all patients of any age who were eligible to complete treatment within 12 months
Note: Baltimore, Chicago, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NV, OH, OK, RI, San Francisco, SC, SD, VT, WI, WV, WY did not report TB cases among incarcerated persons age >15 who were eligible to complete treatment.
*Data source: National Tuberculosis Surveillance System as of June 6, 2019*
							
					
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